Food: Inflation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of food inflation on residents in Yeovil constituency.
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle
Food and drink prices showed an annual rate of inflation of 3.3% in the year to February 2026, in the most recently published inflation figures for the UK, released by the Office for National Statistics. This is a decrease from 3.6% in January 2026.
General inflation in the UK was 3.0% in February 2026, unchanged from January 2026.
The ONS does not breakdown inflation figures at constituency level.
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